Weighing scale



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WEIGHING SCALE Filed 001;. 10, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 2] wvenfoz cnce numerals Patented Nov. 18, 1930 PATENT @Fi'lfiE LOUIS- A. OSGOOD. OF. HARTFORD, CONNEC TECUT, ASSIGNOR 'IO TOLEDO SSALE COlvI- PAI'IY. F TOLEDO, Ol-IIO, A CORPORATION OF NEVJ' WEIGHING SCALE Application filed October 10, 1924. Serial No. 742,831.

This invention relates to weighing scales, and particularly to scales or" the heavy capacity beam type having in addition to extremel v simple weighing mechanism, devices for counterbalancing trucks and other tare and for increasing the normal capacity of the scale;

One of the principal objects of this invention is the provision of a simple device which is adapted to indicate both tare and net weight or which may be used as an ordinary weighing device for indicating total weights.

Another object is the provision of a poise moving and tare indicating device which may be operated from. the exterior of a housing enclosing the major portion of the operating mechanism.

Another object is the provision of a beam scale incorporating a novel poise operating device and having means for indicating the position of the poise on the beam.

Still another object is the provision of a scale in which the weight indications are magnified to afford easy reading.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description, in which reference is had to the accompanying drawings illustrating preferred embed iniei its of my invention and wherein similar reiez designate similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings Figure I is an elevational view, partly in section of a scale embodying my invention;

Figure II is a vertical sectional view through the scale taken 0 the line 'IIII of Figure I;

Figure III is a top plan view embodying my invention;

Figure IV is an enlarged fragmentary elevational view of a portion of a scale embodying a modified form of my invention;

Figure V is a sectional view'taken substantially on the line VV of Figure IV;

Figure VI is a sectional viewtalren substantially on the line VI-VI or" Figure IV;

Figure VII is an enlarged plan viewroi the indicating means; and

Figure VIII is an elevational view of a of the scale modified form of indicating means.

The scale illustrated in Figures I, II and III compries a base 1 preferably fabricated of metal plates for purposes of stren th and ri 'idity, which houses and supports lever mechanism 2 (the major portion of which is not shown) the lever mechanism in turn supporting the load-receiving platform 3.

Erected upon one end of the base 1 is a substantially rectangular cabinet l which supports and encloses the load-counterbalancing mechanism. The lever mechanism in the base 1 is connected, as at 6, by means of a stirrup 7 and steelyard rod 8 to a beam lever 9, the lever 9 being provided with a pivot 10 and suitably fulcrumed in bearings supported in a bracket 11 forming a portion 01"- the cabinet 4. The lever 9 is also provided with a pair of beams 12 and 13 and slidably mounted on the beams are poiseslaland 15. Depending from the lever 9 are bosses 16 and 17 which are bored to receive a pair of shafts l8 and 19that project through enlarged openings in the walls of the cabinet 4, the projecting portions being provided with hand wheels 20 and 21. Fixed to the shafts 18 and 19 are gears 22 and 23, the teeth oi' which mesh with toothed racks 2% ..-nd 25 fixed to the poises 14 a ad 15. It will be obvious that a load placed upon the platform ol the scale will exert a downward pull on the rod 8, causing the lever 9 and associated mechanism to oscillate in a counlercloclnvise direc ion until one end of the lever comes into contact with a stop 27 forming a part of the cabinet 4. In order to obtain an indication of the weight of the load on the platform i is only necessary to rotate one of the hand wheels, thus moving one of the poises to a position balancing the load to be weighed. In order to determine when the load is balanced I have provided the lever 1.0 with an upwardly projecting vane 29 (see Figures II, III and VII) which, when the scale has reached a condition of balance, will be in alignment with a pair of stationary vanes 30 fixed to the cabinet structure. The position of the vane 29 is rendered visible through a glazed opening 31 in the cabinet.

In order to determine the weight of an article the poises 14 and 15 have been provided with thin metal bars or strips 33 and 34 which are suitably graduated and so arranged that when the poises are manipulated the graduations are moved under magnifying reading lenses 35 and 36. For most weighings only 5 one poise need be used to counterbalance the platform load and when the poise has been moved to a position just balancin the load on the platform (the condition or balance being indicated by the alignment of the vanes 29 and 30), the graduation in registration with anindex or reading wire 38 as viewed through the magnifying lens indicates the weight of the article. With the aid of the magnifying len the weight o f the article may be determined with great ease and accuracy.

The rack andpinion mechanism for operating the poises is shown by way of example only, and it is to be understood that any suitable poise operating mechanism may be substituted itor that illustrated.

If'it is desired to determine the tare and net weight it is only necessary to set the poise in position to balance the tare and move the poise 1% until the load is balanced. The net weight will then be indicated by the graduations on the ribbon attached to the poise 14, which are visible through the magnifying lens 35.

in order to make it possible to weigh ebjects whose weight exceeds the capacity of the poise load-counterbalancing mechanism, I have provided the means shown in'Figures IV, V and VI. This additional counterbalancing means comprises a unit weight ll) adapted to be depositedupon a pivot 41 fixed in one end of the'lever 9. The means for manipulating the 'unit weight in cludesa pair oi'pinions 4L2 fixed on a shaft 43 supported in bearings forming a part of a bracket 4A which may be secured to the cabinet 4 by any adequate The pinions normally n? sh with vertically disposed toothed racks 19, the lower portions of which areprovided with'slot-s that receivepins 50. The pins support the unit weight 40 when it is removed 7 from the lever 9. The shaft l?) is provided with a suitable operating handle 45 for manipulating the unit weight, anda pawl 46 fixed to an auniliary stud shaft 47 normally engages one of the pinions 4:2 to restrict the movement of the'unit weight. A small handle ISaii'Ords a convenient means for releas ing the said pawl when desired. 7

As shown in Figures IV and V, the lever 9 is free to" oscillate without theunit weight which is suspended upon the pins 50, but by releasing the pawl 46 and 45 the unit weight 40 may be deposited-upon the'le'ver 9 and in this manner a unit increasein the capacity of the scale is effected.

' In themo dified form of indicating device illustrated in Figure VIII, the beam 9? carries anupright pointer 29? which co-operates with a series ofgraduations 3O visible throughan upright window '31 mounted in a suitable moving the handle frame 51 secured to the top of the cabinet 4P. Owing to the length of the pointer 29 the position of the beam is indicated with great accuracy.

The embodiments of my invention herein shownand described are to be regarded as illustrative only, and it is to be understood that the invention is susceptible to variation, modification and change within the spirit and scope of the subjoinedjclaims.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. in a device of the class described, in 00111 bination, a beam, a poise V slidably mounted thereon, a graduated member fixed to and movable with said poise, and magnifying means'i'or rendering a portion of said graduated member visible. v

In a device of the class described, in combination, casing, a beam housed therein, poise bearing graduations slidabl-y mounted said beam, a poise operating device having a. handle located exteriorly of said casing, means for indicating the position of said poise on said beam, and a magnifying reading lens cooperating with said indicating means.

3. In a device of the class described, in CO1D- bination, a casing, a beam housed therein, a poise bearing'graduations slidably mounted on said beam, a poise operating device com prising a rack and pinion mechanism and having a handle located exteriorly oi": said casing, means for indicating the position of said poise on said beam, and a magnifying reading lens cooperating with said indicating means. l. In aweighing scale,in combination, a casing, a beam housed thereiina poise bearing a series of graduations mounted on said beam. said means for operating said poise havinga handle located exteriorly'of saidcasingnneans for indicating the position of the poise, and means for increasing the capacity of the scale, said capacity increasing means having an operat ng handle located exteriorly of said housing.

5. In a weighin scale, in combination, a cash 1g, weighing mechanism including a lever V housed therein, a unit weight and means operable from outside said casing for depositing said unit weight on said lever, a beam carried by the lever, a poise bearing a series of graduations slidably mounted on said lever, a'poise operating device including rack and. pinion mechanism, and means for manipulating said poise operating device from outside said casing.

LOUIS A. OSGOOD. 

